Celebrity studies, Shakespeare and Hamlet
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 06.08.2015
You may have heard about the current clamour for tickets to a Barbican production of Hamlet featuring Benedict Cumberbatch.
The medical humanities
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 11.06.2015
We have covered a range of modes of engagement with Shakespeare on the Shakespeare Reloaded blog, from sign language to
Globe On Screen's Titus Andronicus blends horror and humour
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 18.05.2015
Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus is not frequently performed, and has a famously controversial history with questions over its authorship and concerns with its violence.
Shakespeare and sign language
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 26.04.2015
Gallaudet University has been selected as a host site for the Folger Shakespear
Girls Studies in Shakespeare
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 24.03.2015
Our last blog post explored female actors taking on some of Shakespeare's most well-known female roles. In keeping with this focus on Shakespeare and women, today's blog post looks at Shakespeare and 'girl studies'.
International Women's Day
Written by Shakespeare Reloaded in Performances and Productions | 07.03.2015
Today is International Women's Day. In keeping with this, we've selected a few archive photographs of Shakespeare's most famous female characters.
Julius Caesar and rethinking the murder of Cinna the Poet
Written by Claire Hansen in Criticism and Research | 17.02.2015
The murder of Cinna the Poet in Julius Caesar is a contentious scene.
Over the course of the play’s production history, this scene (Act Three, scene three
International Shakespeare productions in 2015
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 29.01.2015
Our previous blog post looked at Shakespeare productions taking place in Australia in 2015.
Shakespeare in Australia: 2015 productions
Written by Claire Hansen in Performances and Productions | 12.01.2015
It's not a surprise to see Shakespeare (and some of his contemporaries) featuring in the line-up of several Australian theatre companies this year. So we've put together a list of some of the Shakespeare productions on offer for 2015.
Shakespeare outdoors: A Midsummer Night's Dream in Sydney
Written by Penny Gay in Performances and Productions | 26.12.2014
Sport for Jove, the excellent young theatre company that takes Shakespeare and other classics around outer Sydney, is currently offering A Midsummer Night's Dream at